Updated 2023 Big 12 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings

National Signing Day has officially come and gone. While several of the top recruits signed during the Early Signing Period in December, several more recruits waited until National Signing Day to commit or make it official.

Here is the 2023 Big 12 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings, as of Wednesday at 8 a.m., including the four programs joining in the future.

1. Texas (93.887)
4 five-stars | 11 four-stars | 9 three-stars | 24 total recruits
Top Commit: New Orleans Isidore Newman quarterback Arch Manning, No. 1 in On3 Consensus
Summary: The moment that Manning committed to the Longhorns, they secured themselves one of the top classes in the country. That class only got better with the commitments of three more five-star recruits in linebacker Anthony Hill, running back Cedric Baxter Jr. and wide receiver Johntay Cook II. Steve Sarkisian secured a massive win with this recruiting cycle.

2. Oklahoma (92.664)
3 five-stars | 12 four-stars | 10 three-stars | 25 total recruits
Top Commit: Denton (Texas) Guyer quarterback Jackson Arnold, No. 8 in On3 Consensus
Summary: Sooners fans should be excited about having the Gatorade Player of the Year in Arnold headed to Norman. Not only Arnold though, Oklahoma signed several other standout players like five-star EDGE Adepoju Adebawore, dynamic four-star Jaquaize Pettaway and a gifted played in four-star athlete Jacobe Johnson.

3. TCU (89.770)
0 five-stars | 8 four-stars | 16 three-stars | 24 total recruits
Top Commit: Mesquite (Texas) North Mesquite wide receiver Cordale Russell, No. 131 in On3 Consensus
Summary: A Texas-heavy class saw the Horned Frogs jump from the No. 34 overall class in 2022 to the No. 17 class in 2023. Sonny Dykes and co. did plenty of winning on the field in 2022 and they also won a lot of of the field signing a pair of top-150 players in Russell and interior offensive lineman Markis Deal.

4. Texas Tech (88.319)
0 five-stars | 4 four-stars | 22 three-stars | 26 total recruits
Top Commit: Post (Texas) EDGE Isaiah Crawford, No. 226 in On3 Consensus
Summary: On top of a successful season on the field, Joey McGuire was able to put together a great recruiting class as the Red Raiders finished this cycle 17 spots higher than they were in 2022. Of their 26 signees, 22 are in-state recruits.

5. Baylor (87.790)
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 19 three-stars | 21 total recruits
Top Commit: Arlington (Texas) Lamar offensive tackle Isaiah Robinson, No. 268 in On3 Consensus
Summary: Losing quarterback Austin Novosad to Oregon during the Early Signing Period was a blow but the Bears still put together a solid 2023 class. Robinson is a top-300 player and cornerback LeVar Thornton Jr. is also ranked in the 2023 On300.

6. Kansas State (87.247)
0 five-stars | 1 four-stars | 25 three-stars | 26 total recruits
Top Commit: Maize (Kan.) quarterback Avery Johnson, No. 104 in On3 Consensus
Summary: In a class full of talented quarterback prospects, the Wildcats signed one of the best in Johnson who’s ranked in the top 100 by three of the four recruiting services. Johnson is the only blue-chip prospect in this group but Kansas State is still 26 spots higher than they were last year.

7. UCF (86.814)
0 five-stars | 3 four-stars | 12 three-stars | 15 total recruits
Top Commit: Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola defensive lineman John Walker, No. 99 in On3 Consensus
Summary: National Signing Day was a success for Guz Malzahn as the Knights landed a recommitment from linebacker Andrew Harris to go along with their two other four-star signees in Walker and EDGE Isaiah Nixon.

8. Iowa State (86.460)
0 five-stars | 1 four-stars | 21 three-stars | 23 total recruits
Top Commit: Ankeny (Iowa) quarterback JJ Kohl, No. 154 in On3 Consensus
Summary: Kohl may have faded a bit from the national consciousness during fall after being a breakout star during the Elite 11 camp but he’s still a consensus four-star quarterback and a major in-state pickup for the Cyclones.

9. West Virginia (86.193)
0 five-stars | 2 four-stars | 17 three-stars | 19 total recruits
Top Commit: Uniontown (Pa.) Laurel Highlands wide receiver Rodney Gallagher, No. No. 328 in On3 Consensus
Summary: The Mountaineers 2023 class is primarily built of three-star recruits but they also signed a pair of dynamic four-star wide receivers in Gallagher and Traylon Ray.

10. Houston (85.796)
0 five-stars | 3 four-stars | 13 three-stars | 16 total recruits
Top Commit: Houston Dekaney wide receiver Jonah Wilson, No. 283 in On3 Consensus
Summary: The Cougars may not finish with a top-50 class like they did in the 2022 cycle, but Dana Holgorsen still put together a solid class headlined by Wilson and four-star running back Parker Jenkins.

11. Oklahoma State (85.641)
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 19 three-stars | 21 total recruits
Top Commit: Gretna (Neb.) quarterback Zane Flores, No. 461 in On3 Consensus
Summary: While Flores was a nice sign, the Cowboys 2023 class is a far cry from the No. 23 class they signed in 2022. This cycle they finish with No. 57 class and a just under three points off of where last year’s class finished.

12. Cincinnati (84.858)
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 12 three-stars | 12 total recruits
Top Commit: Warren (Mich.) De La Salle Collegiate quarterback Brady Drogosh, No. 384 in On3 Consensus
Summary: They only have 11 signees but the Bearcats may have landed their quarterback of the future in Drogosh. On3 ranks him higher than every major outlet as he’s ranked in the 2023 On300 as a four-star prospect, the No. 60 overall prospect, No. 25 quarterback and No. 2 player in Michigan.

13. BYU (84.330)
0 five-stars | 1 four-stars | 15 three-stars | 19 total recruits
Top Commit: Mesa (Ariz.) Mountain View tight end Jackson Bowers, No. 383 in On3 Consensus
Summary: The Cougars went from having one of the top classes among independent schools to the second-lowest among Big 12 schools. In a class made up of mostly of recruits from the West Coast, the Cougars top recruit in Bowers could prove to be a reliable offensive weapon.

14. Kansas (83.853)
0 five-stars | 0 four-stars | 13 three-stars | 15 total recruits
Top Commit: Eudora (Kan.) tight end Jaden Hamm, No. 543 in On3 Consensus
Summary: The Jayhawks may have the lowest-ranked class in the Big 12 but they made massive strides from where they were last year. Kansas’ 2022 recruiting class ranked 126th in the country and was ranked the lowest among Power Five programs. This cycle they finished with the No. 72 class.